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M. REICH GARMENT May 7, 1935.

Filed Aug. 9, 1934 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEYS.

M. REICH May 7, 1935.

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Patented May 7, 1935 UNITED STATES PAT NT OFFICE GARMENT Morris Reich, Columbus, Ohio Application August 9, 1934, Serial no; 739,1 12

4 Claims; (01. 2-22 My invention relates to a garment. It has to do, more particularly, with that type of garment commonly known as knickers, More specifically, it relates to means for producing a baggy or blouse efiect on the lower ends of the legs of a garment of the typeindioated.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide means for producing a natural blouse or baggy efl'ect at the lower ends of the legs of knickers 10 Without the use of buckles or other fasteners which operate on the principle of gripping the legs of a person wearing the garment in order to produce the blouse eifect and which restrict circulation and are uncomfortable in many ways.

Another object of my invention is to provide means for producing the blouse effect in the legs of knickers which is of such a nature that it may be easily applied to the knickers and can be easily removed therefrom when they are washed pr cleaned.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of the type indicated which 1S of such a nature that after it has been applied to the legs of the knickers a natural blouse effect will be produced like that produced by the fasteners which rip the leg and are in common use and which is of such a nature that there will be no danger of the l ss of the knickers slipping down on the legs of a person wearing them, thereby accidentally losing the blousing effect.

Another object of my invention i t provide means for producing a blouse efiect the legs of knickers which is of such a nature that it will not interfere with the knees of a person wearing the knickers and will not interfere with any movements which the person makes,

Another obj ct of this inven ion is to p ovide m ans of the type indicated which is or sucha nature that there will be no danger of injury to the "legs of a person wearing knickers "having such means incorporated therein.

In its preferred form, my invention contemplates the provision of an annular stiffening structure which is fastened in the lower ends of the legs of the knickers. This annular stifiening structure is preferably of Irusto-conical form and is removably fastened in the leg of the knicker in a suitable manner. It isfirst astened within the leg with its small end down and then. the leg of the knickers is turned upwardly within itself, producing a blouse efiect and the stiffening structure will prevent the upturned portion of the leg from falling down. a blouse or been eirect will be produced in the l wer ends-of he knic e s so ,will be ma ntain d thereto..- i I The pr fe red em ent of my invent on'is own in t e accompanying dra in s wherein similar charact rs of rei renc des g e OIre-' pondins and wherein;

Figure 1, iss view showin a pa r o kn cke s With the lo e por on o one o he l s brok n away t show the means whi h I prov de producing th blouse or bogey eiiect Which fastened therein.

Figurofl is a perspec iv new. pa ly br ke y, w ng h l we en of lee o a pa of ni and u t a in how the t f enin un is inserted in th (l si- F ire .3 i perspe tive iew, pa t y. oken w y, an sh win the frame after it has b en P s oned with n h e and is iastened therein. g

gure 1 i a ve t cal section taken throu h a e of the knickorshsv ne the frame the ein and illustrating diagrammatically h w the leg is w n up ard y Within ts f to produce the b usins ffec I V igu e 515 a view, partly section and pa tly in side e eva oashowins the nosition of the ame unit af er the leg is turned upwardly and il ustr ing how the mornin ef ect is produced. Figur 1 s a pe spective View of a modified orm o Irene u i I m y use, this frame unit being ad ustable o various sizes.

F e illustrates a reme which is made o sui ab e 1 F g-117 3 s a pe spective view illustrating a yr oi iastener sh mmer be used in fastenin the frame unit within the leg of the knickers.

- Figure 9 iso p rsn tive view, pa tl r k n wa illustra in another io m of fastening .deise-wh ch may be for iastenin the frame nit to. he k ickers,

With r ference to drawings, and particula lrto 1 to .5, .mclusire, Ihave illustrated how I preferably produce the blousine efiect at the lower ends oithe of the knickers.

From thes figures, it w ll be apparent that I have ge m dea an annula stiflenins frame structlll hi h. i adapt d 0 l w thin the lower end ofthe l of he nickers and which is fasned the ein in a su table manner. This frame str ur or st-ifisnins l is preferably form d om flexi le rubb r of a suitabl t pe,- H w ever, th pxeieiably of .sumcient rigidity hat the ame r main upstandin and Willi-lot f ll in contact with the l when t i disposed as il ustra ed in F ure l.

It will be apparent that this frame unit is made of frusto-conical form, as clearly illustrated in Figure 1. The smaller end 2 will be referred to as the upper end and the larger end 3 will be referred to as the lower end, since these are the relative positions they will occupy when the leg of the knickers is turned inwardly to produce the blouse or baggy effect, as illustrated in Figure 1.

Although this unit I could be made of a solid band of material, shaped into a frusto-ccnical form, it is preferably made ofa frame-like structure in order to reduce the weight thereof and to permit free circulation. TLC

The lower ends of the legs of the knickers are reduced, as indicated in the drawings, and which" is Well known. In applying this v fran ie unit I; to the leg of the knickers it is slipped upwardly within the leg, as indicated in FigureZ. "Because doing this, the smaller end Zwill be lowermost and the'larger-end'twill-be u permost.- This unit I is fastened in the leg of the knickers in such-a manner thatit may'be readily removed therefrom. Thus, when itis positioned as indicated in Figure -3, a plurality of removable fasteners 4 of the type indicated are passed through corresponding circumferentially-spaced openings formed in the extremelower end of the leg of the knickers and the'smaller end 2' of the frustoconical'frame unit, as illustrated in Figures 3 and 5.

As shown in Figure 3, the end 2 of the frustoconical frame 'unitwill be just slightly less in diameter than the extreme lower end of the leg of the knickers to whichit is attached. The other end 3 is larger than the end 2, but, as illustrated, this end 3 is of considerably less diameter than the corresponding portion of the leg of the knickers in which it fits. In other words, there will be a substantial annular space 5 between the end 3 of the frame unit I and the inner surface of the leg of the knickers, as shown in this figure. This is important in producing the blouse or baggy effect which looks natural and which is like that produced in the conventional knickers by fastening means which grip the legs; With the unit I placed in the leg of the knickers, as indicated-in Figure 3, the blouse or baggy effect may then be produced merely by turning the leg inwardly within itself,;with theframe unit carried thereby. The mannerin which this is doneis illustrated diagrammatically in Figure 4. Since the unit I is of flexible rubber, this may be done after the knickers areon the person, although it is preferably done before the person putsthem on. The unit Iwill occupy-the position indicated in Figure 5. The upper end 2- ofthe unit will be spaced a considerable distance from the inner surface of the-leg of the knickers; 'Also, as previously stated, the end 3 willbe smaller than the corresponding portion'of the leg of the'knickers and this will-aid inproducing the blo'us'ing effect; as willbe apparent inFigure 5. The upturned portion 60f the leg of the knickerswill lie within the unit I and will completely cover such unit so that the leg will never contact therewith but will always contact with the upturned portion 6 of the leg. "The free end of the upturned portion is the only part fastened to the unit I; Con sequently, the lower end 3 of the unit will merely rest in the loop I producedwhen the portion 6 is turned upwardly-within the leg. The portion 6 will be under-slight tension produced by the weight-of unit"l -and-willtherefore lie flat against the inner surface of this unit. However, the outer portion of the leg will be spaced from the unit I as indicated in Figure 5 and will be loose, producing a natural blouse or baggy effect. The material of the unit I is preferably sufficiently rigid to support its own weight and that of the upturned portion 6 so that it will not bend over and contact with the legs of the person wearing the knickers.

-It will beapparent that the unit I need not contact with the leg at all, in order to produce the blouse effect. The leg will be entirely free,

,ialthough once in a While the upturned portion .6 vofthe leg of the knickers may contact with the leg'o'f the person wearing. them. Since contact of the upper end of the unit I with the leg of theperson is not, relied upon for holding the upturned portion 6 in position, the unit I need it is flexible, it may be slipped therein easily. 1 In not be of very great height. Consequently, it will not interfere with the knee of the person, since it will be located below the knee. The frame unit I should always be of a substantially greater diameter than that portion of the leg of the person which it surrounds.

If it is desired to remove the unit I from the leg of the knickers, for the purpose of washing or cleaning the knickers, it is merely necessary to turn the upturned portion 6 downwardly and then remove the removable fasteners 5. The unit I may be easily applied to or removed from the leg of the knickers. i

In Figure 6, I have shown a modified form of frame unitwhich I may use. This unit 8 may be made of flexible rubber or other material, as before. It will be in frusto-conical form, as before. However, in this instance, it is provided with means for adjusting the size thereof. Thus, inthisinstance, the unit 8 is split and one of the free ends'isprovided with a set of buttons 9 and the otherend is provided with a plurality of sets of sockets III which cooperate to produce snap fasteners. -It will be apparent that the diameter of the frame unit 8 may be adjusted as desired. This unit 8 maybe removably fastened in the knickers, as before, or it may be fastened therein many other suitable manner. In Figure 7, I show another modified form of frame unit. In this instance, the unit II is made of'steel WlIG WhiCh is of such a nature that-if bent it will spring back into its original shape. This unit embodies an'upper ring member I 2 and .a lower ring member I3 of greater diameter which are joined together by a pair of vertical members I4 disposed atldiametrically opposed points. This unit may be removably secured in the legs of the knickers in any suitable manner and will function-in substantially the same manner as the frame units previously described;

,In Figure'B, I show differentfastening means for removably fastening the unitvv I indicated in Figures 1 to 5-, inclusive, within the leg of the knickers. In this instance, the fastening means embodies flexible strips of metal I5 permanently attached to the unit I and havingportions I6 which can be bent to overlap the cloth of the ',leg of the knickers. These portions I6 are provided on their inner surfaces 'withteeth IIwhich extend through the. cloth and .will hold the unit I'in position. v I

In Figure 9, I show a slightly different type of fastening device for fastening the unit I in position within the leg of the knickers. In this instance, the extreme-lower end of the leg of the knickers is'provide'd with buttons I8 cir cumferentially spaced therearound, which are adapted to cooperate with sockets l9 correspondingly spaced and disposed on the inner surface of the legs. The extreme lower end of the leg of the knickers will be turned inwardly over the ring 20 of the unit I and then the buttons [8 will be snapped into the sockets I9 to hold the unit I in position.

It will be understood from the above description that I have provided very simple means which may be incorporated in the legs of knickers to produce the baggy or blouse effect. This means is of such a nature that the legs of the person wearing the knickers will be left free and, consequently, there will be no discomfort due to retardation of circulation, et cetera, which is caused by buckles, elastics and other means commonly employed for producing the blouse effect and which grip the legs.

Another advantage of my invention resides in the fact that the means for producing the blousing effect can be readily applied to or removed from the knickers. Thus, it may be removed for washing or cleaning of the knickers. Also, since this means may be so easily applied to the knickers, it need not be sewn in position. This eliminates a considerable amount of labor which would be necessary if it were sewn in position.

My device is of such a nature that there will be no danger of injury to the legs of the person wearing the knickers. Furthermore, this device willnot interfere with the knees or will not interfere in any way with any movements which the person might make. Also, after the blouse effect is once produced, there is no danger of the upturned portion of the knickers accidentally falling down.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a garment of the type described having a leg portion, a stifiening unit of substantially frusto-conical form disposed within said leg portion with the smaller end disposed substantially at the extreme end of the leg portion and the larger end spaced within the leg portion, means for fastening the smaller end of the unit to said le portion, the end of said leg being turned inwardly and upwardly upon itself to produce a blouse effect.

2. In a garment of the type described having a leg portion which is reduced at its lower end, a stiffening unit of substantially frusto-conical form disposed within said leg portion with the smaller end disposed substantially at the extreme end of the leg portion and the larger end spaced within the leg portion, the larger end of said unit being of substantially less diameter than the corresponding portion of the leg of the garment, means for removably fastening the smaller end of the unit to said leg portion, the end of said leg being turned inwardly and upwardly upon itself to produce a blouse effect.

3. In a garment of the type described having a leg portion, a stiffening unit disposed within the end of said leg portion, said stiffening unit being of substantially frusto-conical form, said unit being adjustable so that its diameter may be varied, the end of said leg being adapted to be turned inwardly and upwardly upon itself to produce a blouse effect.

4. In a garment of the type described having a leg portion, a stiffening unit of substantially frusto-conical form disposed within said leg portion with the outer or smaller end disposed substantially at the extreme end of the leg portion and the inner or larger end spaced within the legv portion, the outer or smaller end being substantially the same diameter as the extreme end of the leg portion and being secured thereto, and the larger or inner end being less in diameter than the leg portion at the location where it is disposed so that it will be spaced therefrom, the

outer or smaller end of said stiffening unit being the only portion thereof which is secured to the leg portion and the inner or larger end of said unit being free from the leg portion, the end of said leg portion being adapted to be turned inwardly and upwardly upon itself, after the frusto-conical unit is secured therein as indicated, to produce a blouse effect.

I MORRIS REICH. 

